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December 06, 2008 23:11

• Muslims of Kabardino-Balkaria will mark Kurban-Bairam

  The Muslims of Kabardino-Balkaria are getting prepared for their feast - Kurban-Bairam, which starts on December 8 and will last for three days. The KBR president has decreed to make this day a holiday.

December 06, 2008 22:07

• Ingushetia prosecutor claims two militants killed during special operation in Nazran

  The law enforcement agencies report that, today, two militants have been killed in the course of a special operation conducted in the Barsukin district of Nazran, Ingushetia. According to Yuri Turyghin, Ingushetia prosecutor, the persons were connected with a number of terrorist acts and attacks on militia officers.

December 06, 2008 20:01

• Special operation conducted in Dagestan, there are casualties

  Today, two suspect militants have been killed and one FSS officer perished in the course of a special operation conducted in the settlement of Novy Khushet in the outskirts of the Dagestan capital.

December 06, 2008 17:07

• HRW: the prison authorities in Kabardino-Balkaria jeopardize Kudaev's life

  The international human rights organization Human Rights Watch expressed its concern about the fate of Rasul Kudaev, former prisoner of Guantanamo, who is now held in the Russian pre-trial prison.

December 06, 2008 15:52

• New tender for right to rent land plots in "Azov-City" to be held in Rostov region

  A tender for the right to rent land plots in the "Azov-City" gambling zone will be held soon in Rostov region. The new tender is connected with the fact that two winners of the previous tender - Casinos Austria and "Formula-1" - have dropped from participation in the project.

December 06, 2008 14:30

• Orthodox church in Abkhazia morns for patriarch Alexi II

  The orthodox church of Abkhazia morns for Russia's patriarch Alexi II. Office for the Dead is served in all churches and monasteries of Abkhazia.

December 06, 2008 13:58

• Kokoity: residents of South Ossetia will make their own conclusion on the work of authorities

  Eduard Kokoity treats ironically the publications in the press to the effect that the South Ossetia president tries to take into his own hands the control over the financial flows from Moscow, allocated for the republic's rehabilitation. He says people will make their own conclusions.

December 06, 2008 12:54

• Ingushetia authorities are prepared to pardon militants who have not committed serious crimes

  The authorities of Ingushetia call on the militants who are not involved in serious crimes to stop illegal activities and lay down arms in exchange of being exempt from criminal prosecution.

December 06, 2008 12:47

• Chechen MoI reports 10 militants killed in the republic within one month

  During the last month, ten members of the armed units have been killed and 28 detained on the territory of the Chechen Republic. These data have been cited by Ruslan Alkhanov, Chechen minister of interior, at the meeting of chiefs of the power authorities in Grozny.

December 05, 2008 21:12

• Chechen residents concerned with the murder of seven young women

  The murder of seven young women whose bodies were found last week in different districts of Chechnya has caused concern among many Chechen residents. While the investigation of the incidents continues, residents of the republic propose various opinions on their possible causes.

December 05, 2008 21:06

• Public organization in Volgograd persecuted by law enforcement agencies

  The Volgograd regional public charity organization "UNESCO Club "Dignity of the Child" has again become an object of persecution by Volgograd law enforcement agencies.

December 05, 2008 21:02

• Witness claims the murder of Anna Politkovskaya cost two million dollars

  2 million dollars has been paid for the murder of Аnna Politkovskaya, "Novaya Gazeta" columnist. This has been reported by Valeri Chernilov, lawyer of one of the defendants.

December 05, 2008 20:57

• Chechen MoI avoids comments on information about Ilaevs' death

  The Chechen Republic MoI press-service refused to comment on the death of the Ilaev brothers to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. They claim that there is nothing to add to the published official information.

December 05, 2008 20:44

• Azeri authorities to consider the issue of western radio broadcasts on December 25

  The NTRC (the National TV and Radio Council) of Azerbaijan is going to consider the issue of broadcasting by "Liberty", "the Voice of America" and the BBC on the country's national bands on December 25. This has been reported to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Nushiravan Magherramli, head of the NTRC, in response to the request to comment on the appeal of Miklosh Kharashti, OSCE special representative on media freedom, to continue the broadcasting of foreign radio stations.

December 05, 2008 20:39

• "Memorial" employee claims witness resorted to violence during search

  During the search in the office of the science and information center "Memorial" in St-Petersburg, one of the attesting witnesses delivered a blow on Elena Alexandrova, volunteer of the organization. This has been reported to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Tatiana Morgacheva, the center employee, who witnessed the incident.

December 05, 2008 20:34

• Georgian ombudsman calls infringement of Ossetians' rights on ethnical grounds as "total absurdity"

  Georgian ombudsman Sozar Subari calls infringement of Ossetians' rights on ethnical grounds in Georgia as "total absurdity". He claimed this in an interview to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent on December 5 while commenting on the South Ossetia statement on the possible increase in the flow of refugees to South Ossetia from Georgia.

December 05, 2008 20:29

• Piquet against Kremlin policy in North Caucasus held in Moscow

  A piquet "against violence, war actions and terrorism" in North Caucasus was held yesterday night, December 4, on Pushkin Square in the center of Moscow. It was organized near the huge New Year fir-tree installed in Novopushkin park and lasted for an hour and a half, from 17.30 to 19.00.

December 05, 2008 20:24

• "Memorial": refusal of the European Court to request from Russia new investigation of crimes in Chechnya is unacceptable

  Yesterday, December 4, in its ruling on the complaints from Chechen residents, the European Court on Human Rights again declined the applicants' request to oblige Russian authorities to conduct new investigation on disappearances and death of their relatives and to hold the guilty persons responsible.

December 05, 2008 20:20

• Human rights activists connect search of "Memorial" with case of Litvinenko

  Human rights activists think that the genuine cause of the search in the St-Petersburg office of "Memorial" is the show of the film "Rebellion. Case of Litvinenko" prohibited in Russia.

December 04, 2008 11:45

• Secret witness speaks at Politkovskaya's murder process

  At the Moscow Regional Military Court, where the trial on the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya continues, a hidden witness has stated today that one of the defendants - Sergey Hadjikurbanov - was going to gather data on the journalist. However, the defendants' advocates have stated that the witness knows nothing particular about the murder.